Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sexual Abuse

Qld MP reveals harrowing sexual abuse

Queensland Labor MP Melissa McMahon has revealed confronting details of her own childhood abuse, saying she was first raped at the age of five.

AAP · May 26, 2022

TLC star Josh Duggar sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for child pornography

Reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to 12 and a half years in prison for receiving materials depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2022

The GOP only cares about imaginary kids

For all the talk about "groomers" and "pro-life," the GOP ignores — or exacerbates — threats against real children

Salon · May 25, 2022

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How to talk to your employer about trauma

The impact of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a hidden chronic mental health issue in the workplace. A 2016 survey of UK adults found that one in five people between the ages of 18 and 74 said they had experienced at least one form of child abuse, whether…

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

University of California pays record $700 million to women who accused UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse

LOS ANGELES — The University of California system agreed Tuesday to settle lawsuits brought by hundreds of alleged victims of a former UCLA gynecologist, bringing total litigation payouts to nearly $700 million, the largest ever reached related to sexual abuse involving a public university.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2022

Southern Baptist leaders plan to release a secret list of accused sex abusers

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention said they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.

WEKU · May 24, 2022

Top Southern Baptists plan to release secret list of abusers

Southern Baptist leaders say they will release a secret list of hundreds of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The lessons learned after three months of war in Ukraine

IN THE PAPERS – Tuesday, 24.05.2022: Military analysts weigh in on the major takeaways from Russia's now three-month-old war in Ukraine. We also discuss the results of a major probe on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Church across the United States. Finally, what does democracy look like among crows?…

France 24 · May 24, 2022

Editorial: Southern Baptist Convention must confront its own sexual abuse scandal

A third-party organization brought in by the Southern Baptist Convention to investigate allegations of systemic sexual abuse within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination found its leaders ignored and even “vilified” the victims, and knew more about the perpetrators than they admitted. The abuses occurred over a two-decade period, accentuating the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 24, 2022

Paisley paedophile faces 'merciless prison bullying' as he's jailed for abusing little girl

David Craig faced justice at Paisley Sheriff Court yesterday when he was jailed for putting his victim, who was a primary school at the time, through years of sexual abuse.

Glasgow Live · May 24, 2022

Tasmania flags new child protection law

The Tasmanian government will draft a new law to prosecute people in authority who fail to protect children from substantial risk of sexual abuse.

AAP · May 24, 2022

Top Southern Baptist leaders minimized sexual abuse claims, ‘ignored or even vilified’ victims to protect abusers, report says

Top leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention mishandled sexual abuse claims, while ignoring — or even vilifying — victims to protect abusers, an explosive new report released Sunday has found.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022

William Slim Drive signs taped over as Canberra school plans changing house named for accused child abuser

Road signs indicating William Slim Drive in Canberra are taped over almost three years after it was confirmed it would be renamed following accusations of child sexual abuse against the former governor-general.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Why anti-choice churches protect abusers

As with the Catholic church scandal, what ties sexual abuse to anti-choice activism is a belief in male supremacy

Salon · May 23, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2022

Southern Baptist leaders ‘stonewalled’ sex abuse victims, scathing report says

Survivors who reported abuse to executive committee were ‘ignored’ as leaders were ‘singularly focused on avoiding liability’

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

NSW government told it cannot dock pay of MP charged with sexual abuse

Former minister Gareth Ward, who has professed his innocence, has already been suspended from parliament

WEKU · May 22, 2022

Top Southern Baptists stonewalled and denigrated sex abuse victims, report says

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to an independent report.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022

Report: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims

Top Southern Baptists stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to a scathing investigative report issued Sunday

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

Crispin Blunt again defends convicted sexual abuser Imran Ahmad Khan

Tory MP claims ex-colleague, found guilty of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy, is victim of ‘serious miscarriage of justice’

Axios · May 22, 2022

Southern Baptist report finds leaders mishandled sexual abuse claims and stonewalled survivors

"While stories of abuse were minimized, and survivors were ignored or even vilified," report finds.

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

The week in TV: Conversations With Friends; The Time Traveler’s Wife; Floodlights; Elon Musk: Superhero or Supervillain?

Ragged emotions surge through the BBC’s slow-moving new Sally Rooney adaptation; The Time Traveler’s Wife is tone-deaf; and a fine drama tells the real-life story of sexual abuse in football

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

‘I thought it would go away’ — School districts are paying millions to former students who say leaders were negligent in protecting them from abuse

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After years of yearning to hold her former high school accountable for failing to protect her from sexual abuse by her coach, Allison Brown, a former star basketball player at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, got her chance when a new state law opened…

Chicago Sun-Times · May 19, 2022

Struggling to fill seasonal roles, Park District offers bonus to lifeguards, other summer workers

Following an investigation into allegations of rampant sexual abuse and harassment among its lifeguards, and a national lifeguard shortage, the Park District is trying to attract summer workers with a monetary bonus.

Reuters · May 19, 2022

Spanish Catholic Church's internal child abuse investigation is 'of little use', prosecutor says

An internal investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into alleged child sexual abuse by members of the clergy is "partial" and "of little use", the office of Spain's national prosecutor wrote in a letter to the country's ombudsman made available to Reuters.

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Former Anglican priest Louis Daniels extradited to Tasmania over historical child sex abuse charge

A former Anglican priest is extradited to Tasmania, charged with one count of persistent sexual abuse of a child.

1 … 105 106 107 108

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

University of California

168 stories

Paisley Sheriff Court

143 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.